The Disability Discrimination (Premises) Regulations 2006

Application of sections 24A to 24F of the 1995 Act to commonholds

9.—(1) Premises which are a commonhold unit of which a person is a unit-holder are to be treated as premises which are let to that person for the purposes of sections 24A to 24F of the 1995 Act.

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies—

(a) a commonhold association which exercises functions in relation to the premises is to be treated as a person who manages the premises;

(b) for the purposes of sections 24D and 24E of the 1995 Act, any reference to a term of the letting is to be treated as including a reference to—

(i) a term of the commonhold community statement; and

(ii) any other term applicable by virtue of the transfer of the unit to the unit-holder;

(c) for the purposes of sections 24C(4) and 24D(1) of the 1995 Act, any benefit or facility which, by reason of the letting, is one of which a relevant disabled person is entitled to make use, shall be treated as including any benefit or facility which by reason of any term referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii), is one of which a relevant disabled person is entitled to make use;

(d) a person who is lawfully an occupier of the unit, although not a unit-holder nor a person lawfully occupying the unit under a letting of it, is to be treated as a person who, although not a person to whom the premises are let, is lawfully under a letting an occupier of them.